Tripe is a type of edible offal made from the stomach of various domestic animals. Beef tripe is typically made from the first two of a cattle's four stomachs, the rumen (or paunch ) and the reticulum (or honeycomb). Sheep and pork tripe are also produced.
Tripe is eaten in many parts of the world. Famous tripe recipes include:
- Menudo -- a Mexican soup
- Tripe and onions -- (Britain)
- Tripes à la mode de Caen -- tripe Caen style (France)
- Philadelphia Pepper Pot Soup -- tripe soup with peppercorns (United States)
- Gras-double Lyonnais -- tripe Lyon style (France)
- Phở -- Vietnamese soup
- Trippa alla Genovese -- tripe Genoa style (Italy)
- andouille -- a sausage containing tripe (France)
- flaczki -- tripe Polish style
Tripe is also a slang term synonymous with rubbish, in the sense of something of little value, or nonsense.
